MEMORY TAPES: 21ST DECEMBER 2012

Today's Christmas Memory Taper is one Andrew Sibley who writes...

"I started this mix what must be approaching 10 years ago, and through the marvel that is iTunes I've been able to tweak it each year. It's a mixture of usual subjects, cheesy favourites, and some much less well known. Hope you like it."

Luckily, we do. Here are the tracks:

Eels - Christmas Is Going To The Dogs

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas

The Beach Boys - Merry, Christmas Baby

Darlene Love - White Christmas

The Ronettes - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Elton John - Step Into Christmas

Paul Simon - Getting Ready For Christmas Day

Bob Dylan - The Christmas Blues

Wham! - Last Christmas

Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby

Brook Benton - Soul Santa

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

The Crystals - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Please Come Home For Christmas - James Brown

Back Door Santa - Clarence Carter

Ain't No Chimneys in The Projects - Sharon Jones

Soulful Christmas - James Brown

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Beach Boys

Must Be Santa - Bob Dylan

Solomon Burke - Presents For Christmas

Al Green - Christmas Song

Prince - Another Lonely Christmas

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas

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